Tag Archives: bd

i resonate to rituals and tokens. When i knew i’d be attempting the mud ninja next year and watching my tribe participate in it this year, i went online and was gobsmacked by the craziness and daunting challenges my friends would face. i was more than a little frightened by what i would face next … Continue reading →

Two years ago, i could not walk. All i wanted then was to walk… well, and to not be wracked with pain. There was great pain. There still is pain. This morning, i hopped into gmail and looked at what i was emailing about two years ago. i was called “kame bat” then because Master … Continue reading →

Life sure is funny. Not “ha ha” funny… more peculiar like… odd. my life is changing so much in so many ways and most of them are good. Still, i have that odd feeling that comes when you’ve been roller-skating for hours and you slip off the wheels in favor of sneakers. Whoa Discombobulating, eh? … Continue reading →

Some people serve a particular deity (or more than one). Some serve their own interests alone or the interests of their tribe without thought of something greater than that (i’d say i was solidly in that camp not so long ago). Some choose to serve an earth-bound Master. And yes… some serve many in multiple … Continue reading →

i am in a fairly odd mood. i am freakishly busy with life and work and attempting to get the spawn settled after our plans went south (with the kia’s car-fail). Still, i’m not depressed or frantic. i almost feel as if i should be more worried about things. So much of it is absolutely … Continue reading →

i put together the above image and the thought tonight after a day that was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. The day wore a weariness born of sleep deprivation (just a smidgen) and hard choices. i visited my therapist, made some decisions, and then off to work i went. The day was full, but … Continue reading →

At heart, i am a researcher. We like to triangulate. We ferret out details, we collect data, and we like to confirm findings… oh… confirm, confirm, challenge again, confirm. It’s the scientific process. It exists for a reason; it allows humans to suspend affective responses and to see reality… to understand the world empirically. It … Continue reading →